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Plant of the Day
Friday 21 November 2025
Late in the season the impressive hooded, rich blue-purple flowers of Aconitum carmichaelii (Arendsii Group) 'Arendsii' (monk's hood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet) appear. The plant is toxic so skin contact needs to be avoided, gloves and other protective equipment is required when handling.
Jill Raggett
Doronicum caucasicum (Leopard's bane) by Jacob Sturm taken from 'Deutschlands flora in abbildungen nach der natur' (published 1798).
Harvard University Botany Libraries.
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Flora. 1) Allium / Ornamental Onion. 2) Rhododendron. 3) Lilac. 4) Leopard's Bane / Doronicum. 6:15 to 6:45 am. 48º F. May 4, 2026. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT. (@dkct25)
Doronicum orientale (Leopard's bane - ‘Little Leo’)
Leopard's bane is the earliest blooming member of the daisy family. They flower in April, on the same timetable as tulips, and are a valuable nectar source for emerging bees and butterflies. They prefer a moist soil but apart from that they’re an easy-care, slow-growing perennial with a tendency to clump up over time. This particular cultivar, ‘Little Leo’ is the shortest Leopard’s bane and maxes out at twenty-five centimeters - that’s 10 inches in Old Speak.
Third Day Of Spring
I was photographing the bee but the cherry bark is what catches the eye:
We had a group of cedar waxwings migrate through. Unfortunately, this was as close as I was able to get:
We went out to Plot 420 to do some more flower planting. The yellow flowers are Leopard’s Bane. The purple & white flowers are pericallis:
We also planted some lantana & sowed more wild flower seeds:
The county hasn’t turned the water on at the garden yet so we brought 4 containers of water from home so we could water everything in:
Those “stones” are busted up concrete that we found on the curb yesterday at a home undergoing some renovation:
Some storm clouds had rolled in by the time we were leaving. We’re supposed to get some rain & gnarly winds tomorrow:
In Bloom
What do you think about my pic?
Doronicum orientale — leopard’s bane
Inktober 2018 has arrived! Day 1: Poisonous
